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Microsoft Books and Certifications?
ozTravman asks: "I have been doing my Microsoft MCSE exams, so far I have completed 70-270 and 79-290 and I am about to start preparing for 70-291 'Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure'. I currently work as a Systems Engineer and for the previous two tests I simply read the Microsoft Press books related to the test. However, I found those particular books to be quite useless and found that cramming for the test using Braindumps and practice exams the night before was far more effective and relevant to the test content. I did not even bother finishing the 70-290 book. So what books have other Slashdot readers have used to help them to prepare for these tests?"
If these "certifications" really meant that you were competent to do suchandsuch, then there would be no cramming needed or possible. You can't "cram" to be an eye surgeon. You can't "cram" to be a helicopter pilot. Bascially, this just proves what I suspected all along, these certifications aren't worth the paper they are printed on. Or, more precicely, they are indeed worth the paper they are printed on because that is what you are actually paying for, not learning a skill..
But, hey, they cost money so somone makes out, and capitalisim is awesome, right? Ok, from now on, I am officially gonna be in the certification bidness. You need to be certified in something? Come to me. I gots me a laser printer and photoshop, and I guarantee that all of my certifications are fully accredited*. No exams, just pay the money!
*accreditied by the Me Accreditation Institute